Apr 16, 2012 | The Gazette
Titanic Disaster Inspired Immediate Publication of Song
So begins "The Titanic Disaster," a song written by sisters Gertrude and Agnes Hartman of Steamboat Rock, Iowa, that was copyrighted on May 13, 1912, just four weeks later.
Ackley teen killed in truck rollover
An Ackley teen was killed after a single vehicle rollover in Hardin County Sunday afternoon.
Montpelier weighs factory jobs vs. dog food odor
MONTPELIER -- Mayor Jim McPherson believes the Naturally Recycled Proteins dog-food-flavoring factory in Steamboat Rock, Iowa, passed the smell test when he visited it last week.
A 'chapter closed' for those who joined Guard after 9/11
The Sept. 11, 2001, attacks spurred many Americans to head to military recruiting offices to volunteer to help fight terrorism.
Meeting on potential rail abandonment to be held March 7
Feb. 28, 2011 - An informal meeting to discuss the potential abandonment of the Iowa River Railroad line from Ackley to Marshalltown will be held March 7 at the Eldora City Hall, 1442 Washington St.